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The History of the Commonwealth Games

30th July 2026

It’s surprising to learn that John Astley Cooper first proposed what has become the Commonwealth Games in 1891: 5 years before the Modern Olympics. The plan was to hold a sports competition every four years “as a means of increasing goodwill and understanding of the British Empire”. Committees were set up throughout the Empire to […]

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AMERICAN POLO TOURNAMENT 1936 (SIMLA, INDIA) SOUVENIR PROGRAMME

Programme for the Polo tournament held at the Annandale Gymkhana Club, Simla, on June 15th, 1936. Includes all participants and fixtures etc. Single folded sheet. Good condition.

£22.00

AMERICA'S CUP PROGRAMME 2000

Official programme for the America's Cup 2000. Paperback. 4to. 136pp. Illustrated card covers. Very good.

£10.00

ANGEL SANTAMARINA - ARGENTINIAN FENCER IN 1924 OLYMPICS (GROUP OF 4 PHOTOGRAPHS)

Four original Press photographs of the Argentinian fencer who competed in the 1924 Olympics. They include an informal photo at a party, on horseback with a child and a group of his 8 children on swings. Each

£20.00

"THE ANGLING UNCLE AND HIS NIECE" COLOUR LITHOGRAPH 1872 - BY J.E. ROGERS

Original colour lithograph by James Edward Rogers. This dates from 1872 and was published as a plate in the book "Present Pastimes of Merrie England", with text by Sir Francis Cowley Burnand and published

£35.00

ARCHERY RELATED POSTCARDS X4

Four postcards relating to the sport of archery. All postally unsed. Good condition.

£15.00

AYESTERAN (PELOTE BASQUE) POSTCARD

Postcard, published by Photo Etienne, Biarritz. Ayesteran, known as Le Roi des Arrieres, was a Spanish Pelota champion. Postally unused. Small hole to bottom left corner. Otherwise in very good condition.

£20.00

BOWLS RELATED POSTCARDS X5

Five postcards relating to the sport of bowls. All postally unused. Good condition.  

£15.00

CHARLES LINDBERGH 1927 PRESS PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press photograph of Charles Lindbergh, taken around the time of his world-famous 1927 crossing of the Atlantic. 16 x 12cm. Very good condition.

£48.00

CHESS POSTCARDS (X8)

A small collection of 8 postcards featuring chess. Four early twentieth century cards including one of Napoleon's set at Biltmore House and one postally used and dated 1918. Also includes four cards published

£20.00

CHIQUITO DE CAMBO, PELOTA CHAMPION POSTCARD

Postcard. Published by Cliché C., Bayonne. Chiquito De Cambo (real name Joseph Apesteguy) was the World Pelota Champion using a Chistera. Postally unused. Small hole to top left corner. Otherwise

£20.00

CROSS-WORD RELATED POSTCARDS (X3)

Three humorous postcards, all relating to cross-words. Each is postally used with two dated from the 1920s. The French one may be a little earlier. All in good condition.

£10.00

DARTS PLAYERS POSTCARD

Original postcard of two dart players with trophies and dart board. Postally unused. Good condition.

£8.00

DISPLAY OF DANISH GYMNASTICS AND FOLK DANCING 1954 (ROYAL ALBERT HALL) PROGRAMME

Official programme for a display of Danish gymnastics and folk dancing by the men's and women's teams from Idraetshojskolen, Gerlev, Denmark. This was their fifth British tour and took place at the Royal

£15.00

DR. C.H. VERNON - NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION QUEEN'S PRIZE WINNER 1927

Original Press photograph of Dr. C.H. Vernon, who won the National Rifle Association's Queen's Prize in 1927. 16 x 12cm. Very good condition.

£18.00

ENGLISH BOWLING ASSOCIATION - AMATEUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1966

Official programme for the tournament that took place at Watney's Sports Club from August 8-19, 1966. An insert for the Inter-County Championship (Middleton Cup) finals, held on August 20th, is slipped

£9.00

FAVERSHAM INSTITUTE GYMNASTIC CLUB 1907-08 POSTCARDS (X3)

Three real photographic postcards showing demonstrarions by Faversham Institute Gymnastic Club, each dated 1907-08. Each postally unused. Lightly rubbed to edges but generally in good condition.

£45.00

FENCING EXHIBITION BY FRENCH NAVAL OFFICERS 1880S (HAI PHONG) PHOTOGRAPH

Posed photograph of two French Naval Officers fencing, watched by a crowd of others outside a Mess building in Hai Phong, France's main naval base in Indochina. Overall 32 x 24.8cm. Black and white

£40.00

THE FESTIVAL OF YOUTH 1937 (WEMBLEY) OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

Official programme for the event held at Wembley Stadium on July 3rd, 1937. It was organised by The British Sports And Games Association in aid of King George's Jubilee Trust and featured an array of demonstrations

£24.00

FRANCE V SPAIN PELOTA MATCH 1914 POSTER

Small printed poster advertising a Pelota match, played at Saint-Jean-De-Luz on April 14th, 1914. A French team, including Chiquito De Cambo, took on a Spanish team which included Trecet, the Spanish champion. 27

£24.00

'THE GAME OF BUMBLE PUPPY OR BUBBLING' HAND-COLOURED ETCHING

Original hand-coloured etching showing a magistrate thwarted in his attempt to break-up a game of Bumble Puppy, the newly devised bowling game which sat outside the laws banning listed sports and pastimes. 24.5

£50.00

GRAND FENCING GALA 1968 (WESTMINSTER SCHOOL) SOUVENIR PROGRAMME

Official souvenir programme for a fencing tournament held at Westminster School on July 4th, 1968. This was organised to support the 1968 Olympic Appeal. Included an epee match between Ralph Johnson and

£20.00

GRENFELL, RIVERSDALE NONUS ("RIVERSDALE GRENFELL") PRINT

Original chromolithograph, published in "The World" Supplement. Grenfell (1880-1914) was a fine Polo player and, along with his twin brother Francis, was the subject of a book by John Buchan. Overall

£50.00

HENRY STRACEY ("HENRY") 1880 VANITY FAIR PRINT

Chromolithograph print, published in Vanity Fair on 24 April 1880. Part of the "Men of the Day" series, # 224. Accompanying biographical page included. 38 x 26cm. Very good.

£85.00

THE KING'S PRIZE WINNER, BISLEY 1925 (SAPPER A. SMITH) SHOOTING PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press photograph of Sapper A. Smith, the winner of the 1925 King's Prize at Bisley, being carried aloft in the procession. 12 x 16.5cm. Press caption stuck to reverse. Stain to one edge. Good

£25.00

LINOCUT OF A FENCER

An attractive modern coloured linocut of a fencer. Nothing is known of the artist. 11 x 15cm. A little rubbed to edges but generally in very good condition.

£25.00

MIKE HAZELWOOD 1980S WATER SKIING PHOTOGRAPH

Original photograph of Hazelwood, taken by the great sports photographer Don Morley. Signed by Morley with an handwritten title to reverse. 36 x 27cm. Very good condition. (The photograph is much larger

£50.00

MISS PEGGY BUTLER (BRITISH FOIL CHAMPION) 1930 PRESS PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press photograph of Miss Peggy Butler, captain of the Bertrand Salle First Team and British Ladies Foil Champion. She competed at both the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. 20.4 x 25.3cm. Original press

£14.00

NORTH TOWN HOUSE (CLIFTON COLLEGE) SHOOTING IV 1889 PHOTOGRAPH

Original photograph of the 1889 Shooting IV (with trophies) from North Town House, Clifton College. They are named beneath as Versturme(?), James, Paterson and Watt. 24 x 18.5cm, laid down to larger mount.

£28.00

OSTRICH RACING IN PRAGUE 1920S PRESS PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press photograph of the Ostrich "Great Sport" going to the starting post for the Ostrich Derby, held in Prague in the mid 1920s. "Great Sport" went on to win the Derby but it was reported that

£50.00

POLO MATCH (CALIFORNIA) POSTCARD

Postcard. Real photograph of a polo match in action. Caption handwritten in ink on front - "Polo in Cal. USA". Note written in ink on reverse, but not posted. Lovely condition.

£8.00

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